Native Dish:
Name:Mashed green plantains
Recipe: Ingredients:
6 green plantains
4 cups water, salted
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons butter
1/3 cup oil
1 onion, thinly sliced (optional)
Directions:
Peel the plantains. Boil them in 4 cups of salted water for 25 to 30 minutes, until they are soft. Put them on a plate, and mash them with a fork.
Add the salt and a little bit of boiling water to make them softer. Add either butter or oil or both. Stir well.
Serve immediately, garnished with fried onions.Yields: 4 servings
One Celebration or Festival:
Chrimas; Christmas is the annual Christian celebration held to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. In most Catholic andt Protestant churches, the holiday is held on December 25; some Eastern Orthodox churches, including the Russian, Serbian, and Georgian Orthodox churches, celebrate Christmas on January 7 due to late acceptance of the Gregorian calendar in those countries.
The earliest known festivals were held in the fourth century, and since that time many originally pagan customs have come to be associated with Christmas, including the use of holly, mistletoe, and Yule logs. The modern tradition of putting up Christmas trees (evergreens adorned with lights and decorations) began in 17th-century France and Germany, and was derived from the "paradise tree" that symbolized Eden in German mystery plays of the time.
Literacy Rate:
USA: 97%
Country:87%
Social Customs:
Men shake hands firmly when they greet. One offers a wrist or elbow if one's hand is dirty. Friends may also embrace. Most women will kiss each other once on the right cheek.
Dating is relatively open and increasingly free of parental control.
Recreation:
Playing the game of dominoes is a national pastime. Outdoor tables in front of homes, bars.
Government
Type:
Demoratic Republic
Leader:
Presedent Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna
Independence:27 Febuary
When:1844
From Whom: Haiti
Economics
Monetary Unit:
Domanican Peso
Exchange Rate: $20.55 billion
GDP:
USA: $39,676
Country:$8,400
Major Industries:
1.Surgar Processing
2.Tabacoo
Major Trading Partner:
Imports: U.S.
Exports: U.S.
Life Expectancy:
Men:71.34 years
Women: 74.87 years
Geography
Climate: tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Natural Resource:
1.Oil
2.Natural gas
3.Electricity
Physical Features:
1.Hispaniola; is formed by the peaks of two undersea mountain chains, one coming from Cuba and the other from Jamaica.
2.West Indes; lie between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Environmental Issues:
water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation
Dominican Republic
1.Spanish
2.
1.Roman Catholic 95%
2. Other 5%
Name:Mashed green plantains
Recipe: Ingredients:
6 green plantains
4 cups water, salted
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons butter
1/3 cup oil
1 onion, thinly sliced (optional)
Directions:
Chrimas; Christmas is the annual Christian celebration held to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ. In most Catholic andt Protestant churches, the holiday is held on December 25; some Eastern Orthodox churches, including the Russian, Serbian, and Georgian Orthodox churches, celebrate Christmas on January 7 due to late acceptance of the Gregorian calendar in those countries.
The earliest known festivals were held in the fourth century, and since that time many originally pagan customs have come to be associated with Christmas, including the use of holly, mistletoe, and Yule logs. The modern tradition of putting up Christmas trees (evergreens adorned with lights and decorations) began in 17th-century France and Germany, and was derived from the "paradise tree" that symbolized Eden in German mystery plays of the time.
USA: 97%
Country:87%
Men shake hands firmly when they greet. One offers a wrist or elbow if one's hand is dirty. Friends may also embrace. Most women will kiss each other once on the right cheek.
Dating is relatively open and increasingly free of parental control.
Playing the game of dominoes is a national pastime. Outdoor tables in front of homes, bars.
Demoratic Republic
Presedent Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna
When:1844
From Whom: Haiti
Domanican Peso
USA: $39,676
Country:$8,400
1.Surgar Processing
2.Tabacoo
Imports: U.S.
Exports: U.S.
Men:71.34 years
Women: 74.87 years
1.Oil
2.Natural gas
3.Electricity
1.Hispaniola; is formed by the peaks of two undersea mountain chains, one coming from Cuba and the other from Jamaica.
2.West Indes; lie between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
water shortages; soil eroding into the sea damages coral reefs; deforestation